Thomas Banks Cabaniss
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Thomas Banks Cabaniss was a United States Representative from Georgia
.
, Georgia
, he attended private schools and Penfield College, was graduated from the University of Georgia
in 1853, studied law, and was admitted to the bar
in 1861. He entered the Confederate States Army
on April 1, 1861, and served throughout the Civil War
, after which he returned to Forsyth and commenced the practice of law. He was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from 1865 to 1867 and was appointed assistant secretary of the Georgia Senate
in 1870 and secretary in 1873. He resigned to become Solicitor General of the Flint circuit, which office he held until 1877; he served in the Georgia Senate from 1878 to 1880 and 1884 to 1886.
Thomas Cabaniss was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1893 to March 3, 1895; he was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1894, and was appointed a member of the Dawes Commission
to adjust affairs in the Indian Territory
. He was mayor of Forsyth in 1910 and judge of the city court in 1913 and 1914. He died in Forsyth in 1915; interment was in Oakland Cemetery in that same city.
Cabaniss' cousin, Thomas Chipman McRae
of Arkansas
, was also a U.S. Representative.
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
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Biography
Born in ForsythForsyth, Georgia
Forsyth is a city in Monroe County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,776 at the 2000 census. This number was corrected to read 4,300. The city is the county seat of Monroe County.Forsyth is part of the Macon Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, he attended private schools and Penfield College, was graduated from the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
in 1853, studied law, and was admitted to the bar
Bar (law)
Bar in a legal context has three possible meanings: the division of a courtroom between its working and public areas; the process of qualifying to practice law; and the legal profession.-Courtroom division:...
in 1861. He entered the Confederate States Army
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
on April 1, 1861, and served throughout the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, after which he returned to Forsyth and commenced the practice of law. He was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives
Georgia House of Representatives
The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia.-Composition:...
from 1865 to 1867 and was appointed assistant secretary of the Georgia Senate
Georgia Senate
The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly .-Composition:According to the state constitution of 1983, this body is to be composed of no more than 56 members elected for two-year terms. Current state law provides for 56 members...
in 1870 and secretary in 1873. He resigned to become Solicitor General of the Flint circuit, which office he held until 1877; he served in the Georgia Senate from 1878 to 1880 and 1884 to 1886.
Thomas Cabaniss was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1893 to March 3, 1895; he was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1894, and was appointed a member of the Dawes Commission
Dawes Commission
The American Dawes Commission, named for its first chairman Henry L. Dawes, was authorized under a rider to an Indian Office appropriation bill, March 3, 1893...
to adjust affairs in the Indian Territory
Indian Territory
The Indian Territory, also known as the Indian Territories and the Indian Country, was land set aside within the United States for the settlement of American Indians...
. He was mayor of Forsyth in 1910 and judge of the city court in 1913 and 1914. He died in Forsyth in 1915; interment was in Oakland Cemetery in that same city.
Cabaniss' cousin, Thomas Chipman McRae
Thomas Chipman McRae
Thomas Chipman McRae was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives and was the 26th Governor of Arkansas from 1921 to 1925.-Biography:...
of Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
, was also a U.S. Representative.